Jennifer Jane Bifulco

Art Director & Graphic Designer

Portfolio: www.jjbifulco.com

17 Rolling Hills Dr. Ridge. NY. 11961                                                     (860)324-1033   jjbifulco@gmail.com

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Executive Director, Rachel Quinn Children’s Foundation, Patchogue, NY                       Jan 2022 - Present

Designed all branding and visuals for local children’s education charity. Including logo, website, social media, print marketing, event catalogue and more. Running monthly board meetings. Event organizer for fundraiser activities. Running 200+ person fundraising events. Managing all marketing, social media and print media.  

Small Business Owner, Hertis Rote & Started By A Mouse Shoppe, Ridge, NY       October 2019- Present

Specializing in handmade items. A soup to nuts job, starting with branding design, product design and web design, continuing with sales management and leading all the way to accounting and product management. Every aspect of the business is handled in house. Businesses are started with low overhead and quality products that lead to steady, year-to-year, growth.

Creative Director & Graphic Designer, CanBCorp, Hicksville, NY             January 2020- September 2021

Develop full business branding projects with logos, labels, packaging, marketing and websites. Came in as corporations first in house designer to start the department. Needed to build a work pipeline and standards for development that maintains a communication network with all departments. Sourced print companies and outside resources to curate the most professional product available. Sought out salespersons to learn what marketing items  they were lacking that could increase their productivity. Developed concept for, and fully designed, starter kits for sale to doctors to expedite onboarding new sellers of our main product line. This included the display box, packaging, physical marketing, and expert level content for continuing education book for medical professionals. Also, redesigned the website to modernize it and match new branding style. Added affiliate program to automate sales made by clients outside the corporation.

Freelance Graphic Designer & Social Media manager                                                January 2016- Present

• Creating branded social media material and structuring posting schedules. Creating ‘personality’ for brands style and curating posts and conversations to project it. Proficient in Instagram & Facebook. Meta.

• Designing logos and signage for brand design or redesigns for businesses without design or marketing teams. Starting with conversations about business and project goals to deliver beyond client expectations.

• Digital illustration portraits based on favorite drawing and animation styles.

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EDUCATION

Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL

B.F.A. Major: Illustration; Minor: Visual Development. May 2009

Senior thesis on concept art for film

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SKILLS / TECHNIQUES

Advanced working knowledge of Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator, and Excel, In Design, After Effects and Corel suit. Both on Mac and PC platforms. Experienced with laser engravers and cutters. 

Proficient with traditional media including oil rub, watercolor, ink, oils, and acrylics as well as 3d techniques, such as, sewing, crochet, knitting and sculpting.